Fermín Tangüis Figueroa
- Known for
- Directing
Fermin Tangüis Figueroa is an independent filmmaker who belonged to the generation of the 90's. In his formative years he worked as an assistant alongside important figures of Peruvian cinema such as Stefan Kaspar, Charo Lino, Danny Gavidia, Juan Carlos Torrico, Maria Ruiz and Armando Robles Godoy. After that experience, he began a career as an independent filmmaker and has directed many short films, a feature film and two documentaries. He won the award for best short film at the Lima University Anthropological Film Festival in 1996 and received the silver Kantu for the talent shown in "Otra Vez Xera" his first short film. In 1999 he directed the fiction feature film "Lima Sick, the year we made Ketpliff." . Later, he was interested in exploring the field of video art and experimental video, by becoming a resident artist for ATA, NGO that supports the production, development, and research of video art and experimental video in Peru. Under the support of the Cultural Center of Spain he has produced and directed video clips for national and international rock bands. In 2015 he moved to New York and directed a television program in the United States dedicated to promoting Peruvian gastronomy titled "Sabor y Fusion". In 2021 he directed and produced the documentary HISTORIAS DE PERUSALEM. This documentary has been awarded by two important national film festivals, receiving the award for Best Soundtrack at the 2021 "Incontrastable Film Festival" in the city of Huancayo and the audience award for Best Documentary at the 2021 "AQP Festival" in the city of Arequipa. His second feature documentary "EL ARTE DE LA LIBERTAD" (May 2023) won award "Merit" in the 2023 "LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival".
Filmography
El algodón y la sangre 2025
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Camera Operator
El arte de la libertad 2023
Director
Historias de Perusalem 2021
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
Tupay 2017
Director
Gaviotas Mensajeras 2016
Director
Cabeza Cuadrada 2014
Director
Barranco a pie 2013
Director
La parábola de la semilla 2013
Director
Mate Burilado, Tradición Familiar 2012
Director
Fr3ak 2012
Director
Una historia de terror 2010
Director
La fuga de talentos 2008
Director
Labranda 2008
Director
Los Malditos de Barranco 2008
Director
Yo no llevaba agua a la colonia 2007
Director
Yo era una niña 2007
Director
Me separo de mi hija sin mala conciencia 2007
Director
Etna Velarde Multimedia 2007
Director
Pastor de perros 2004
Director
El hombre que quería ser un árbol 2003
Director
Perros 2002
Director
Un acercamiento al Museo Hawaii 2001
Director
Tratado de escatología audiovisual TEA 2001
Director
El Vicio 2001
Director
Krisis 2001
Director
El Guión Virtual 2000
Director
Adiós Pueblo Libre 2000
Director
Lima enferma 1999
Director
La Muerta 1999
Director
Otra Vez Xera 1993
Director
Credits from TMDB.